Wikis for Collaboration
This video from CommonCraft is a good introduction to wikis and how they can be used for collaboration.
Why a wiki and not a blog?
The purposes, author, navigation, and records of history (changes) are different for each.
| Wiki | Blog |
|---|---|
| created for collaboration - group editing | usually a series of posts written by one person, although class blogs do exist |
| wiki creator can create the navigation which stays the same over time | most recent post is at the top, ordered by date usually archived monthly |
| readers can be permitted to comment on a page | readers can be permitted to comment on a post |
| history of each page shows who wrote/added/edited what when | history of edits may be available to the creater, not to others |
